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NEL Fund Managers invests £6.6m in North East firms through pandemic
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on August 2, 2021
The North East’s longest-standing business investor has provided more than £6.6m to regional firms during the pandemic in support of their growth and development plans. NEL Fund Managers has invested an average of more than £1.3m every quarter in businesses across Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham […]
NEL’s Yvonne Gale appointed to Small Business Commissioner’s national advisory board
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on December 4, 2019
A North East business investment expert has been chosen to serve on the national advisory board for the Small Business Commissioner’s Office. Dr Yvonne Gale is now acting as one of three independent advisors who provide leadership support and direction to the Office, which was set up in […]
NEL Fund Managers passes £100m investments value landmark
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on October 1, 2019
The North East’s longest-standing business investor has taken the total amount it has invested in growing regional companies past the £100m mark. NEL Fund Managers has made 847 investments across the North East since being set up in 1989, helping to create and secure thousands of jobs within […]
Impact investing since 1989
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in Recent Investments on June 28, 2019
NEL Fund Managers is an employee owned fund management company, specialising in achieving blended returns and positive impact for our investors. The place-based economic generation funds that we’ve managed over the years, have varied in geography and although our main focus has been on the North East of […]
NEL partnering with ‘If We Can You Can’ Challenge to help more firms get investment ready
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on April 17, 2019
Regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers is launching a new partnership with the If We Can You Can Challenge to help more North East businesses get themselves ‘investment ready’. The initiative will see the two partners holding a series of events right through the year which will […]
NEL passes £1m mark for investments from new funds
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on August 23, 2018
The total value of investments made by regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers from the two new funds it is managing has gone past the £1m mark in just a few months. NEL is the only fund management firm to be awarded two of the five funds […]
Investing for inclusive growth
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in Recent Investments on June 7, 2018
In quiet rooms behind closed doors, people are making it their mission to challenge the UK’s push for Inclusive Growth. The debate is that while the UK along with much of the world is experiencing an economic growth phase, this growth within the UK is not benefitting everybody, […]
Returns from Growth Fund investments pass £25m landmark
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on April 10, 2018
The financial returns received on regional investments made by fund management firm NEL Fund Managers from the Finance for Business North East Growth Fund have surpassed the £25m mark after almost £5m was added to the pot in the last 12 months. NEL made 146 investments worth a […]
NEL’s Yvonne takes centre stage at global Dubai investment conference
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in NEL News & Insights on March 23, 2018
A North East investment expert has been speaking at a global investment finance conference in Dubai on the best ways to encourage small businesses to succeed and grow. Dr Yvonne Gale, chief executive at NEL Fund Managers, was invited to present her ideas on financial inclusion at the […]
Scaling your business through mentoring
Uploaded by Suzanne Smith in Recent Investments on October 27, 2017
As a provider of growth capital to ambitious businesses, we’re strong advocates of sustainable business growth. Our team see scores of business plans every year from business owners striving for just that, and equally we see the impact that growth then has on the local economy. However, we […]